Haven't watched the video, but did look over the list, which was odd, even allowing that it was chosen by several different people. Anything by Daniel "Ishmael" Quinn is suspect to me. Way of the Peaceful Warrior also is, in my memory, mostly hippie tripe. (And I'm a bit of a hippie myself, in some ways.)
The emphasis on nonfiction over fiction (even counting the woo-woo stuff as non) seems a mistake if they're encouraging people to read more as the title implies, but there may be reasoning behind that in the video when I watch it. I would push people to read things they enjoy first, before suggesting heavier fare.
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Haven't watched the video, but did look over the list, which was odd, even allowing that it was chosen by several different people. Anything by Daniel "Ishmael" Quinn is suspect to me. Way of the Peaceful Warrior also is, in my memory, mostly hippie tripe. (And I'm a bit of a hippie myself, in some ways.)
The emphasis on nonfiction over fiction (even counting the woo-woo stuff as non) seems a mistake if they're encouraging people to read more as the title implies, but there may be reasoning behind that in the video when I watch it. I would push people to read things they enjoy first, before suggesting heavier fare.
I've decided to read books again. Starting as soon as I've fully exhausted posting to online forums.